4731-25-07
Accreditation of office settings.

(A)
No physician or podiatric physician shall
perform special procedures or surgery using
moderate sedation/analgesia or anesthesia services in an office setting unless
that office setting is accredited by an accrediting agency approved by the
board, except in compliance with both of the following
requirements:

(1)
Prior to performing special procedures or surgery in
the office setting that is not accredited, the physician or podiatric physician
shall file an application for accreditation with an accrediting agency listed
in paragraph (B) of this rule.

(2)
Upon receipt of
provisional accreditation, the physician or podiatric physician may perform
special procedures or surgery in the office setting in accordance with the
rules in Chapter 4731-25 of the Administrative Code until full accreditation is
received or for one year from the date application for accreditation was filed,
which ever is sooner.

(B)
Accrediting agencies approved by the
board include the following:

(1)
The joint
commission on accreditation of healthcare organizations;

(2)
The accreditation association for
ambulatory health care, inc.;

(3)
The American association for accreditation of ambulatory surgery facilities,
inc.;

(4)
The healthcare facilities
accreditation program of the American osteopathic association; or,

(5)
Any other accrediting agency that
demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board that it has:

(a)
Standards pertaining to patient care,
record keeping, equipment, personnel, facilities and other related matters that
are in accordance with acceptable and prevailing standards of care as
determined by the board;

(b)
Processes that assure a fair and timely review and decision on any applications
for accreditation or renewals thereof;

(c)
Processes that assure a fair and timely
review and resolution of any complaints received concerning accredited
facilities; and

(d)
Resources
sufficient to allow the accrediting agency to fulfill its duties in a timely
manner.

(C)
A
violation of paragraph (A) of this rule, as determined by the board, shall
constitute "a departure from, or the failure to conform to, minimal standards
of care of similar practitioners under the same or similar circumstances,
whether or not actual injury to a patient is established," as that clause is
used in division (B)(6) of section
4731.22 of the Revised
Code.